Science and Ethics : The Axiological Contexts of Science

Fabio Minazzi

ISBN 10: 9052014264 / ISBN 13: 9789052014265

Published by Peter Lang, 2008

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Philosophy of science used to be identified with the logical and methodological analysis of scientific theories, and any allusion to values was considered as a deplorable intromission in a philosophical investigation that should remain strictly epistemological. As a reaction against this view, an opposite 'sociological' approach downplayed the usual virtues of scientific knowledge (such as logical rigor and empirical adequacy) as artificial imageries that cover the actual nature of science, that is a social product submitted to all the kinds of social conditionings and compromises. A more balanced view is badly needed today, when technoscience is permeating all aspects of our civilization and wise persons understand that we cannot survive without using science and technology but at the same time we need to steer their development in view of the real benefit of humankind. We must investigate how science, technology and values are legitimately interconnected and, in particular, how the discourses of ethics, politics and religion can enter a fruitful dialogue with science. The essays presented in this volume offer a valuable contribution to this interdisciplinary study.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science and Ethics : The Axiological Contexts of Science
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9052014264
• ISBN 13: 9789052014265
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 17D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 415 grams

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Synopsis

Philosophy of science used to be identified with the logical and methodological analysis of scientific theories, and any allusion to values was considered as a deplorable intromission in a philosophical investigation that should remain strictly epistemological. As a reaction against this view, an opposite «sociological» approach downplayed the usual virtues of scientific knowledge (such as logical rigor and empirical adequacy) as artificial imageries that cover the actual nature of science, that is a social product submitted to all the kinds of social conditionings and compromises. A more balanced view is badly needed today, when technoscience is permeating all aspects of our civilization and wise persons understand that we cannot survive without using science and technology but at the same time we need to steer their development in view of the real benefit of humankind. We must investigate how science, technology and values are legitimately interconnected and, in particular, how the discourses of ethics, politics and religion can enter a fruitful dialogue with science. The essays presented in this volume offer a valuable contribution to this interdisciplinary study.

About the Author

The Editors: Evandro Agazzi has received a double education in philosophy and science, and has been professor of philosophical disciplines as well as of scientific disciplines at various universities in Europe and America. He was President of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, of the International Institute of Philosophy, and is the current President of the International Academy of Philosophy of Science. He has authored or edited 70 volumes and published more than 700 scientific papers.
Fabio Minazzi is Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Salento (Lecce) and has worked especially in the fields of philosophy of science, history of modern and contemporary philosophy. He has authored or edited about 70 volumes and published more than 150 scientific papers.